Debate and Explain

Debate

Debate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

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Explain and debate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Debate and explain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a verb "Explain".

nature	debate nature	explain nature
way	debate way	explain way
meaning	debate meaning	explain meaning
existence	debate existence	explain existence
Other words: plans, reasons, differences, motives.

In this sequence on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert tries to explain a metaphor made by John McCain comparing Middle-Earth to the debt ceiling debate, using Lord of the Rings figurines.

Source: Metaphorgotten
Lunt try to explain to him that "we're supposed to sing about pirate-y things", but get sidetracked into a debate on whether Pa looks like Cap'n Crunch.

Source: They Just Don't Get It
This turns into a brief debate about who's speaking what language, until Janeway interrupts to explain how the universal translator works.

Source: Translator Microbes

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